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He was one of the first dogs to be dropped behind enemy lines with British paratroopers.
From the moment the two-year-old Alsatian-collie cross put his paws on Normandy soil (albeit after a tangle with a tree) he was ready for action.
Anywhere there was trouble, even after he was wounded by mortar fire, he was there to sniff it out.
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And when something didn't seem quite right, he would freeze and point towards the danger with his nose.
During rest breaks, he kept watch over sleeping British troops; on the move, he pioneered the advance through potential danger zones.
His fearless excursions through perilous terrain and behind enemy lines were credited with saving hundreds of servicemen from ambush, later earning him the PDSA's Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2131034/Bing-World-War-Two-parachuting-dog.html#ixzz1sMOfpmT4
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